Xie Hui stretched out his hand to hold the cub in his arms. Xie Chu was like a little tortoise whose shell was being held by his father, trying to get up with all his limbs.
Realizing that he really couldn't break free, he sighed and gently tugged at Dad's ear with his fleshy little hands.
"Dad, get up, that uncle will tell you if you are late!"
Xie Hui opened his eyes helplessly, met the worried gaze of the little brat, and slightly bent his lips.
"Okay, get up."
For this kind of person who does not exercise often, after doing a day like yesterday, he just felt tired last night, but today his limbs are sore and painful.
Thinking of this situation lying in bed, it is quite a test for a person.
Because Lao Li mentioned it before, let Xie Hui follow him. Although it was only a temporary appointment, Xie Hui still packed up his things, and next time he can just pick up his things and leave.
On the way to the construction site, I bought buns and tea eggs at the roadside breakfast shop, and bought a cup of warm soy milk for this little boy.
Early in the morning, even if it is not yet the cold season, walking on the road is a bit chilly.
Xie Chu held the paper cup containing hot soy milk in both hands to warm his hands, and ate while walking. After arriving at the construction site, he stayed peacefully in Lao Li's office and read the book he had finished reading several times.
Occasionally it is too boring, put down the book and walk to the window, tiptoe to find Dad from among the busy workers outside.
Seeing his father carrying such a big thing on his back, Xie Chu's original excitement of finding his father faded a lot. Turning around, he picked up the book placed there, and began to read it seriously again.
Dad said that he should read more books, so that he can not work so hard when he grows up.
Xie Chu kept this in mind. Although he didn't know what was written in these books, he read them in a serious manner.
When eating at noon, Lao Li deliberately called Xie Hui aside and asked him to pack his things. It was supposed to rain tomorrow, and if he didn't want to work tomorrow, he asked Xie Hui to come over with him.
Working on the construction site was really tiring, Xie Hui wanted to fall asleep after taking a shower at night. But looking at his dirty clothes, he still took a deep breath and planned to finish washing.
Xie Chu took the small basin that his father bought for him last time, put the clothes in it and poured out some laundry, imitating his father, scrubbing carefully.
Xie Hui has already washed it, but seeing that the cub is still rubbing his sleeves, he wants to help him fix the clothes after drying them.
Unexpectedly, Xie Chu frowned and moved to the other side in disgust.
"Dad, don't make trouble, why don't you go to the side and play by yourself for a while."
"It's very late, you should go to bed. Dad will help you wash it today. Children who don't rest on time will not grow tall."
Xie Chu was stunned when he heard his father's words, and asked in a daze with rounded eyes:
"Will it really grow taller?"
"real."
"Papa, please help me."
Xie Chu stood up and gave the seat to his father. After washing off the foam on his hands by the faucet, he ran to the small basin and squatted down to watch his father wash his clothes with his slender hands.
"Hey, dad, thank you."
Xie Hui put the washed clothes aside, and when he turned on the faucet to get clean water into the basin, he saw the little guy who was following him again, and he slightly curled his lips and replied in a low voice:
"you are welcome."
This probably belongs to Xie Hui's own unique concept of parenting. As long as the child is talking to him politely, no matter how busy he is, he will answer him according to what he wants to teach him.
The next day it was indeed raining as the weather forecast said, and it was impossible to work on the construction site. Boss Li drove his wife to pick him up and thanked him.
Xie Hui took Xie Chu's hand and got into the car with a small amount of luggage.
When they arrived at the house where Lao Li was renting, a few workers who had nothing to do on a rainy day got together and were playing poker. When they saw someone coming in, they smiled and said hello.
After changing to a new place, Xie Chu was still not afraid of people. After greeting those uncles, he hurriedly stepped on his short legs to help his father.
The father and son who joined suddenly, the card-playing workers all started talking curiously. In their construction site, workers, regardless of gender, rarely bring children, and those who bring children can't do their job at all.
It's rare to see one, but it's rare.
The work on the construction site is done in one day, and after returning home, I eat and take a shower, and I don’t even bother to move my fingers, let alone taking care of children, which requires meticulous work.
"Dad, do we have a place to live?"
After tidying up, Xie Chu trotted into his father's arms, squinted his eyes and said this happily.
They also had a place to stay in the small hotel before. Although Xie Churen was still young, he knew very well that it was not a place for them to live.
But now this place is different.
"Well, I have a place to live now."
Xie Hui rubbed his hairy head, lowered his head and kissed his forehead.
Xie Chu, who was kissed, covered the place where he had just been kissed with his hands, laughed twice, and shyly hid in his father's arms.
Xie Hui felt the body temperature of the child in his arms, lowered his voice and gave him a promise.
"Chu Chu, Dad will try to give you a better life."
I can't let him live like this all the time, it doesn't matter if I work hard, but Xie recalls giving him a complete and beautiful childhood.
The things the commissioner did left a deep impression in his heart, and it was not so easy to remove the inherent impression.
Xie Chu held his father's clothes, raised his head and secretly kissed his father. When the immature milk voice spoke, his attitude was very serious.
"Life is the best life with Dad."
It can be seen from his attitude that Xie Chu really doesn't think there is anything wrong now. But the more he was like this, the more Xie Hui felt sorry for him.
"Daddy wants better for you."
"Hey, but a better dad will work a lot harder. Dad hasn't played games for a long time..."
When the client had nothing to do before, he liked to stay in the hotel and play games. When he played, he forgot the time, and his days were muddled day after day.
"Daddy doesn't like playing games anymore."
"Dad lied, dad obviously wants to play games."
Xie Chu leaned his face against his father, and when he said this, he was already a little sullen.
"I know that Dad worked so hard for me."
Xie Hui sighed, and didn't know how to explain clearly to this cub. In fact, his real father really didn't work so hard for him, but used this method to seek subtle psychological comfort.
After thinking about it seriously, he organized his language, held Xie Chu's hand, and explained softly:
"Dad doesn't find it hard, because Dad loves Chu Chu very much. The hard work is to hope that Chu Chu can live a better life, but Dad is also enjoying it."
Xie Chu nodded half-understanding, but his eyes were still full of confusion. After a while, his little head didn't understand, so he stretched out his arms and hugged his father's neck.
"Chu Chu also loves Dad very much."
After finishing speaking, he seemed to feel that this was not enough, and continued to add:
"I love my dad the most."
Because I didn't go to the construction site today, a group of people gathered at home, and Lao Li's wife went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables and came back. As soon as he entered the door, he heard the child talking like this in a childish voice, and smiled with his lips curled up.
"Your child is quite sensible."
Xie Chu, who was rarely praised, was very happy, his shy ears were a little hot, he stuck his head out from behind his father, and smiled at Lao Li's wife.
"Thank you, Auntie."
"you are welcome."
At noon, in order to take care of the extra child, Lao Li's wife cooked a vegetable tofu soup for the child. Xie Hui only found out during the meal that they usually come back to eat.
But Lao Li's wife recently found out that she was not in good health, so she asked Lao Li to go out to buy food, and even Lao Li's daughter was temporarily sent back to her grandmother.
After settling down here, Xie Hui greeted that old fellow Xie, and life was on the right track for the time being.
Lao Li guessed that Xie Hui and the others must be struggling to survive, so he ran out. Unlike other workers who did not wait until the end of the year to settle their wages, they paid him privately after a full month.
After getting the salary, half a month passed, and it happened that it was a cloudy day that he couldn't go to the construction site, so Xie Hui took Xie Chu to the mall, planning to buy some suitable clothes for the child.
Children grow up fast, and Xie Chu's mother likes to wear clothes given to Xie Chu by relatives. It is said that it is a custom in her hometown, and children are not easy to get sick when they wear other people's old clothes.
Xie Hui does not believe in such a thing that has no scientific basis. His son looks so good-looking, it would be appropriate to wear some new clothes.
Although life is difficult now, the concept of consumption in Xie Hui's mind is deeply ingrained.
When buying his first clothes, Xie Chu happily asked his father to try them on for him. His eyebrows were already furrowed when he bought the second clothes.
When Dad wanted to try on the third set of clothes for himself, Xie Chu's face was wrinkled into a ball.
"Father, we can't live like this! I grow up so fast, and my clothes get too small. Why don't you buy them for yourself? Look, your clothes are all torn."
Xie Hui glanced in the direction of his finger, the clothes on his body were accidentally scratched while working.
"My son looks good, why buy more clothes? Want to be a housekeeper at a young age?"
Xie Chu saw that it was unreasonable to tell his father, so he simply reached out and hugged his father's thigh to prevent him from moving, anyway, he would not buy another one anyway.
"Okay, don't buy it, Dad will pay, and then we will go back, shall we?"
As soon as he heard that he had compromised, Xie Chu let go of his hands, and readily agreed.
"it is good!"
Two sets of clothes plus Xie Chu's own old clothes were enough to wear, Xie Hui didn't force him when he saw the pup's pain.
When they went back, when Lao Li's wife opened the door, her face was obviously a little ugly, and then Lao Li came over and called Xie Hui to the balcony.
"Thank you brother, I have something to tell you."